G/TBT/N/USA/1819  
6 January 2022  
(22-0110) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1848]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated i f different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Perchloroethylene air emission standards; Services (ICS 03.080), Environmental 
protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS 13.040), Equip ment for the chemical industry 
(ICS 71.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities Technology Review 
(13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of con tent: Proposed rule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is proposing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for dry cleaning facilities using perchloroethylene (PCE) as the 
cleaning solvent (PCE Dry  Cleaning NESHAP). The proposed amendments address the 
results of the technology review for the PCE Dry Cleaning NESHAP, in accordance with 
section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Based on the findings of the technology review, 
the EPA proposes to add prov isions to the rule which will require all dry -to-dry machines 
at existing major and area sources to have both refrigerated  condensers and carbon 
adsorbers as secondary controls.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  86 Federal Register (FR) 73207, 27 December  2021; Title 40 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 63:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-27/html/2021 -26469.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-27/pdf/2021 -26469.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2005-0155. The Docket 
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OAR-2005-0155/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as 
well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from  Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit G/TBT/N/USA/1819  
 
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  comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 10 February 
2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the  Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.   
Public hearing: If anyone contacts the EPA requesting a public hearing, EPA will hold a 
virtual pub lic hearing on 11 January 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION in the 27 
December 2021 text  for information on requesting and registering for a public hearing.    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  10 February 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_0128_00_e.pdf